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Reliving All The Glory Of The Pacers Impossible Game 1 Comeback Victory Against The Knicks
- On May 21, 2025, at Madison Square Garden, the Indiana Pacers came back from a double-digit deficit to narrowly defeat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime during the opening matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals.
- The Pacers overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit and trailed by 14 points with 3:14 remaining, despite historically low odds of such a comeback.
- Indiana scored 23 points in the final 3:14 of regulation, with multiple three-pointers from Aaron Nesmith and clutch plays by Tyrese Haliburton, who wore number 0.
- No team had scored as many points in that final 3:14 of a playoff game since play-by-play tracking began in 1997, while the Pacers outscored the Knicks 13-10 in overtime.
- This victory marked Indiana’s third postseason win overcoming large late deficits, highlighting a rare streak of comebacks that some fans call 'black magic'.
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How the Pacers pulled off a comeback never seen before in NBA history
Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference finals between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks will be remembered by basketball fans for a long time after one of the most unbelievable comebacks in NBA history.
Anatomy of a comeback: How Pacers rallied from 14 down at end of 4th quarter vs. Knicks
The Indiana Pacers were down by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter, and still trailed by 14 points with 3 minutes and 14 seconds left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at New York on Wednesday night. What happened next was historic. The Pacers scored 23 points in the final 3:14. No team, at least in the play-by-play era that goes back to 1997, had scored that many in the final 3:14 of regulation of a playoff game. And the Pacers…
Cameras Caught Obi Toppin Challenging Knicks Fan To A Fight After Pacers' Shocking Comeback Win At MSG
Obi Toppin (Photo via Raymurda52 Instagram) Cameras caught Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin daring a New York Knicks fan to come fight him after Wednesday night’s stunning comeback win. The Pacers trailed by 17 points in the fourth quarter, and later by nine points with under a minute remaining. New York looked poised to walk out of Madison Square Garden up 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, but Obi Toppin and the visitors had other ideas. I…
The Indiana Pacers staged a historic NBA comeback, trailing by 14 points with less than three minutes left to beat the New York Knicks in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. The gold and blue team silenced Madison Square Garden with a movie-like finish, becoming the first team in 970 playoff games to accomplish such a feat. It seemed that the Knicks were taking the home court advantage when they broke the Pacers midway …
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